By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The Flyers west coast trip comes complete on Saturday night with a stop in Anaheim against the Ducks to close out the three-game trip.
The Flyers have split the first two games of the road trip to open the 2017-18 season, while the Ducks are coming off an emotional win in their home opener on Thursday.
Game time is set for 10 p.m.
Team Leaders
| Philadelphia Flyers | GP | G | A | P | Anaheim Ducks | GP | G | A | P |
| Wayne Simmonds | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Corey Perry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jake Voracek | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Andrew Cogliano | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Claude Giroux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Ondrej Kase | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Weal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jakob Silfverberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Player to Watch | |
| 17 Wayne Simmonds | 67 Rickard Rakell |
| Last 5 Games: 3 G, 0 A, 3 P, +1 | Last 5 Games: 1 G, 2 A, 3 P, +3 |
Injuries:
| Goalie Matchup | |
| 37 Brian Elliott | 36 John Gibson |
| 1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .914 SV% | 1-0-0, 4.00 GAA, .867 SV% |
Brian Elliott is back in the net for the Flyers, making his second start of the season. Elliott started the season opener on Wednesday, making 32 saves on 35 shots. Elliott's career numbers against the Ducks are concerning. The veteran goalie has a 1-7-3 record with a 3.20 GAA and .884 save percentage against the Ducks in 12 career games.
John Gibson opened the season allowing four goals on 30 shots against the Coyotes on Thursday night. Despite the shaky start to the game, the Ducks rallied back to take a 5-4 win. Gibson is a perfect 3-0-0 against the Flyers in three career starts against them. Gibson gets the start with Ryan Miller still dealing with an injury.
Flyers Projected Lineup
Scratches: Jori Lehtera, Brandon Manning, San Morin
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 28 Claude Giroux | 14 Sean Couturier | 93 Jake Voracek |
| 40 Jordan Weal | 19 Nolan Patrick | 17 Wayne Simmonds |
| 22 Dale Weise | 51 Valtteri Filppula | 11 Travis Konecny |
| 20 Taylor Leier | 21 Scott Laughton | 12 Michael Raffl |
| Defense | ||
| 9 Ivan Provorov | 47 Andrew MacDonald | |
| 6 Travis Sanheim | 3 Radko Gudas | |
| 53 Shayne Gostisbehere | 8 Robert Hagg | |
| Goalie | ||
| 37 Brian Elliott |
Lineup Notes
No changes to the Flyers lineup after Thursday’s loss to the Kings. Jori Lehtera remains the extra forward, while Sam Morin and Brandon Manning are the defensive scratches.
Ducks Projected Lineup
Injuries: Ryan Kesler (hip, out indefinitely), Sami Vatanen (shoulder, out 4-6 weeks), Hampus Lindholm (shoulder, out 4-6 weeks), Ryan Miller (upper-body, day-to-day), Patrick Eaves (lower-body, day-to-day), Ryan Getzlaf (lower-body, day-to-day)
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| 7 Andrew Cogliano | 67 Rickard Rakell | 10 Corey Perry |
| 37 Nick Ritchie | 50 Antoine Vermette | 33 Jakob Silfverberg |
| 21 Chris Wagner | 22 Dennis Rasmussen | 48 Logan Shaw |
| 86 Ondrej Kase | 38 Derek Grant | 40 Jared Boll |
| Defense | ||
| 4 Cam Fowler | 42 Josh Manson | |
| 23 Francois Beauchemin | 71 Brandon Montour | |
| 5 Korbinian Holzer | 2 Kevin Bieksa | |
| Goalie | ||
| 36 John Gibson |
Game Notes
- Power Play: Flyers (6th, 4th on road), Ducks (T-13th, T-7th at home)
- Penalty Kill: Flyers (11th, 6th on road), Ducks (T-19th, T-9th at home)
- Recent History vs. Ducks
- Oct. 20, 2016 – Ducks 3, Flyers 2
- Jan. 1, 2017 - Ducks 4, Flyers 3 (SO)
- Flyers Leaders vs. Ducks
- Claude Giroux - 13 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 P
- Jake Voracek – 20 GP, 6 G, 6 A, 12 P
- Wayne Simmonds – 27 GP, 10 G, 6 A, 16 P
- Brian Elliott – 12 GP, 1-7-3, 3.20 GAA
- Milestone Watch
- Claude Giroux needs one goals to move into 15th all-time in Flyers history. Giroux also needs one assist to move into fourth all-time in Flyers history, and four assists to reach 400 for his career.
Where to Watch
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
